Michael McAllister
Vice Chair
From Ward 2 (Cobourg), Michael McAllister is a Chartered Professional Accountant. Michael joined the Board as a Community Committee volunteer in June of 2015. In that role, Michael sat on both the Finance and Audit, and the Quality and Safety Committees, and attended many board meetings as an observer. He was appointed as a director in June 2017. His Committee work included both Finance and Audit and Quality and Safety. Michael assumed the role of Vice Chair of the Board at the Annual Meeting in June, 2024.
Michael brings added financial expertise to the Board table, as well as a range of other skills relevant to hospital governance including strategic planning, facilities management, information technology and project management.
Prior to his retirement from industry in 2013, Michael spent almost 35 years in various positions within accounting, with 11 years as Manager, Finance and Administration of a mid-sized consulting engineering firm, and then another 10 years as its Chief Financial Officer. For the past several years, Michael has operated an accounting practice based in Cobourg.
In addition to his current volunteer work with NHH, Michael previously served as a Director with the Northumberland United Way for six years and spent two years as its Treasurer. Michael has also served as Assistant-Treasurer, and then later served four years as Treasurer, of the Rotary Club of Cobourg.
* = ex officio (appointed by virtue of their office)
Board members serve from one of three wards:
Ward 1 is the Municipality of Port Hope
Ward 2 is the Town of Cobourg
Ward 3 is all other townships within the Hospital’s West Northumberland catchment area (Hamilton, Cramahe and Alnwick/Haldimand)